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"In The Energy Basis of Food Security I note how tightly linked food
prices are to energy prices, pointing out that the primary reason for
this link is that food production is incredibly energy intensive. A
series of recent posts have explored the energy intensity of different
modes of food transport within food systems, and these have attracted a
fair amount of attention. This doesn't surprise me as many in the local
food movement value highly the fuel savings attributed - sometimes
falsely - to reducing the number of 'food miles' associated with their
grocery lists. While I'm all for reducing the energy demands associated
with food production, I think the singular attention given to the issue
of food miles is misguided, and I'll use this post to explain why."
Interesting point. "Food miles" may not be the most relevant measure of
energy expenditure.
Via Murray J Brown.
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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